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Warfare

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2009

Should you play it?

Saudi Arabia, one of the world's leading oil suppliers and a key U.S. ally, has been taken over by a highly organized group of radical terrorists. The government is in a state of collapse and turmoil and you have been chosen to lead the United States' armed forces to restore control.

What works

  • Realistic and detailed tactical gameplay
  • Challenging missions with rewarding micromanagement
  • Unit experience and progression system
  • Good physics and destructible environments
  • Engaging soundtrack and atmosphere

Things to keep in mind

  • Frequent bugs and crashes reported
  • Clunky ai and pathfinding issues
  • No multiplayer or skirmish mode
  • Outdated graphics and interface
  • Requires legacy physx drivers causing compatibility issues

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • The Troop

  • Vietnam ‘65

  • Men of War: Red Tide

  • Battlestations: Midway

  • Total Tank Generals

  • Afghanistan '11

More competitive

Games that feels like Warfare but with more competition against others

  • Cossacks II: Battle for Europe

  • Sudden Strike Gold

  • Command & Conquer™ and The Covert Operations™

  • Battle Academy

  • Earth 2150 Trilogy

  • Earth 2160

More fantastical

Games that feels like Warfare but with more imaginative fiction

  • Perimeter

  • Starship Troopers: Terran Command

  • Five Nations

  • Anomaly Korea

  • State of War : Warmonger / 蓝色警戒 (Classic 2000)

  • Anomaly: Warzone Earth

More expressive

Games that feels like Warfare but with more self-expression and customization

  • Master of Command

  • Grand Tactician: The Civil War (1861-1865)

  • Armored Brigade

  • Codename: Panzers, Phase Two

  • Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg

  • Ukrainian Warfare: Gostomel Heroes

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Warfare: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Leadership. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Fantasy, Expression.

Last update: 21/08/2026